After accidentally walking into The Mark Luxury Hotel Prague, I knew that our actual hotel, Perla Hotel, would have big shoes to fill. Walking into the hotel I was immediately relieved as I loved the decor. Although the words scribbled across the large glass panels read, “Perla”, between that, the bold red and yellow colors and the design […]
Venice’s beauty has long been subject of many artists and writers throughout the century. Now, don’t get me wrong, Venice is beautiful and had me feel as though I was trapped in a painting, but that’s not to say it doesn’t have its ugly moments. Touristy streets, crowds and the smell of sewage aside, it seems a […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Ponte Vecchio in Florence. Ponte Vecchio, which literally just means “Old Bridge” in Italian, is one of the most famous sites in Florence. Spanning across the Arno River, this medieval structure dates back to the 1300s, but was said to […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Michelangelo’s David in Florence. I enjoy going to art museums, but I’ll admit that just like at any other museum, I get bored rather quickly. After taking numerous art history courses as part of my degree in university, I appreciate […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Old Town in Bratislava. Anytime there’s a market, I always immediately flock towards it. When we were visiting Hlavné námestie, the Old Town’s main square, I loved that the perimeter of the square was sprinkled with market stalls. While […]
Located in the heart of historic Florence, on a street that overlooks some of the best upscale shopping, is a bed and breakfast that’s equally as chic– Florence Chic B&B. Arriving later than expected, thanks to lovely Italian trains, we decided to walk from the Santa Maria Novella train station. It was almost 10pm, we were […]
After a long bus ride from Munich, I was so excited to finally reach Prague. A little too excited maybe. We were going to be splitting our time between two hotels and in all my excitement, we tried to check in at the wrong hotel first. Set in a former baroque palace, The Mark Luxury Hotel Prague, previously […]
I’ll admit our trip to Italy started out pretty rough. Stepping onto my first-ever overnight train in Vienna, we looked at the seats in our sleeper car puzzled. How exactly do these fold out into beds? Tugging on the seats, we soon realized they didn’t. Pulling out another 5 inches or so, you’d have to […]
Despite living 10 minutes from the state line, a majority of my friends growing up had never been to Wisconsin. Even in my area, most people seem to have this perception that Wisconsin is nothing more than dairy farms and cheeseheads. If it hadn’t been for my dad’s side of the family being from there, I too, probably […]
Bratislava wasn’t in my original Europe plans. I honestly had never given the city much thought and didn’t know much about it other than we had extended family ties there. But when I was invited to visit as a day trip from Vienna, I thought it would be the perfect chance to explore the city. […]